WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission is releasing six more
Administrative Fines cases with $ 6,925in civil money penalties,
bringing to 48 the number of cases made public with $ 63,230
in fines collected. In addition, there are numerous cases in various stages of the
Administrative Fines process. Closed Administrative Fines case files are available in the
FECs Press and Public Records offices.

The Administrative Fine Program, authorized by Congress in 1999 in response to a
legislative recommendation made by the FEC (see News Release May 31, 2000), has a twofold
purpose: to free critical Commission resources for more important and complex enforcement
efforts, and to reduce the number of financial reports filed late or not at all. The
Administrative Fines Program encompasses a range of civil money penalties set high enough
to discourage committees from considering them an acceptable cost of doing
business, but not so high as to be exorbitant.

Civil money penalties will be determined by the number of days late, the amount of
financial activity involved, and any prior penalties for reporting violations. Election
sensitive reports (reports and notices filed prior to an election) will receive higher
penalties.

1.
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RESPONDENT(S):

Rod Martin
for Congress Inc., Leah Martin, treasurer (AR)

REPORT(S):

July
Quarterly 2000

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$ 775 civil
money penalty (not collected)

2.
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RESPONDENT(S):

Trotter 2000
for Congress, Edward L. Wimp, treasurer (IL)

REPORT(S):

July
Quarterly 2000

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$ 350 civil
money penalty (not collected)

3.
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RESPONDENT(S):

John Fee for
Congress, John H. Crosta, treasurer (NY)

REPORT(S):

July
Quarterly 2000

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$ 1475 civil
money penalty (not collected)

4.
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RESPONDENT(S):

People for
Royal Hart, Judy R. Enslen, treasurer (PA)

REPORT(S):

July
Quarterly 2000

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$ 725 civil
money penalty (not collected)

5.
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RESPONDENT(S):

Blake for
Congress Committee, James E. Solbakken, treasurer (CA)

REPORT(S):

July
Quarterly 2000

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$ 900 civil
money penalty (not collected)

6.
AF 0029

RESPONDENT(S):

Messer for
Congress, Teresa Potters, treasurer (IN)

REPORT(S):

July
Quarterly 2000

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$ 2,700 civil
money penalty (partial payment)

*Late filers are those committees
filing reports after the due date, but within 30 days of the due date and/or filing
election sensitive reports after due date, but prior to four days before election.
Non-filers are committees that have either not filed a report or filed a report after the
parameters outlined above.